I'm so old I Remember when:

[Finchbreeder]

I remember Penny sticks - It's been a long time since they called them that, and since you could buy anything sweet for a Penny. Not to mention pennies went out and were replaced with cents in 1966

 

[Evadig]

We still do it, but we use plastic grocery bags cut into strips. It's even got a fancy name, now - plarn - for plastic yarn!

What do you do with the things you crochet?

 

[Sally PB]

A friend of a friend makes shopping bags from plarn.

 

[sourland]

I remember when I did not wake up feeling totally exhausted.

 

[MROO]

What do you do with the things you crochet?

I started out teaching my Girl Scouts how to crochet water bottle slings. A bunch of my Boy Scouts thought they were cool enough to learn, too - so the girls taught them. It was fun!

For myself, I did a beach bag, a VERY floppy hat and a bunch of grocery bags (ironic, if I do say so myself,) but my favorites were the mud-mats. For years, we kept one just inside the back door, They were great for scraping mud & crud off dirty shoes. DD used one in a shallow bin of water to get grass and stuff off of feet before entering the pool - worked like a charm! In my "many kids on the wrong side of a (sometimes) closed door" phase, I kept a half dozen or so. They were completely washable, dryer safe once the paint-print wore off and lasted nearly forever.

I've actually seen a gorgeous sweater made out of plarn, too. You'd never know that it was plastic, but I don't have the patience to twist and roll the stuff to that fine a grade!

Google "plarn patterns" and you'll find a ton of ideas!
https://www.pinterest.com/tamantha58/plarn-patterns/

 

[LaurenRitz]

A friend of mine makes sleeping bag pads for the homeless.

 

[jxp]

I'm so old, I remember government cheese and powdered eggs. Oddly tasty.

 

[R2elk]

I'm so old, I remember government cheese and powdered eggs. Oddly tasty.

My paternal grandparents got those.

 

[sdm111]

I'm so old, I remember government cheese and powdered eggs. Oddly tasty.

I remember having those as a kid. I specifically remember eating cubes of the cheese in a big whire box that said cheese

 

[NanaK]

I'm so old, I remember government cheese and powdered eggs. Oddly tasty.

My grandmother recieved this cheese. I remember eating it as a child.